Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Health expenditure
Health expenditure over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 36.06 billion current US$ against 12.98 billion current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 23.09 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 2.8 times Nigeria's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 52 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 billion current US$ | 6.90 billion current US$ | 5.24 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.96 billion current US$ | 15.76 billion current US$ | 8.79 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2010s | 12.68 billion current US$ | 33.53 billion current US$ | 20.85 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health expenditure, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 36.06 billion current US$ against 12.98 billion current US$ in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in health expenditure between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 23.09 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for health expenditure?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).